Upper-Intermediate - Honeymoon Destinations (D1614)

A: 发喜糖啦!恭喜恭喜啊!打算去哪里度蜜月?
fā xǐtáng la! gōngxǐ gōngxǐ a! dǎsuàn qù nǎli dù mìyuè?
Wedding candies! Congratulations! Where are you guys planning to go on your honeymoon?
B: 还没决定。正好你们给我点儿建议吧!
hái méi juédìng. zhènghǎo nǐmen gěi wǒ diǎnr jiànyì ba!
We still haven't decided. Hey, you guys could give me some suggestions!
A: 去巴厘岛吧!费用不高,景点集中,还是落地签证。那里有个艺术中心,有很多艺廊和艺术品店。还可以看看当地人的古典舞蹈。还有火山黑沙滩什么的,总之可以欣赏到完全没被现代化污染过的海岛风光。
qù Bālí dǎo ba! fèiyòng bù gāo, jǐngdiǎn jízhōng, háishì luòdì qiānzhèng. nàlǐ yǒu gè yìshù zhōngxīn, yǒu hěn duō yìláng hé yìshùpǐndiàn. hái kěyǐ kàn kan dāngdì rén de gǔdiǎn wǔdǎo. háiyǒu huǒshān hēi shātān shénme de, zǒngzhī kěyǐ xīnshǎng dào wánquán méi bèi xiàndàihuà wūrǎn guò de hǎidǎo fēngguāng.
Go to Bali! It's low-cost, the scenic areas are all centrally located and it's 'visa upon arrival'. There's an arts center there with lots of art galleries and art stores. You can also check out the local people's traditional dancing. There's volcanic black-sand beaches as well. Basically, you can enjoy the scenery of an island completely unaffected by modernization and pollution.
C: 艺术有什么好看的。如果是我,我宁愿去普吉岛。普吉岛性价比更高,魅力也更多样化。泰国的夜生活可是出了名的。
yìshù yǒu shénme hǎokàn de. rúguǒ shì wǒ, wǒ nìngyuàn qù Pǔjí dǎo. Pǔjí dǎo xìngjiàbǐ gèng gāo, mèilì yě gèng duōyànghuà. Tàiguó de yèshēnghuó kěshì chū le míng de.
What's so great about art. If it were me, I'd rather go to Phuket. Phuket is more bang for your buck, and its allure is more diverse. Also, Thailand's nightlife is famous.
B: 我看过一些照片,风景都挺让人陶醉的。可能巴厘岛文化气息浓厚一些,普吉岛可以玩得更疯狂热闹些。
wǒ kàn guò yīxiē zhàopiàn, fēngjǐng dōu tǐng ràngrén táozuì de. kěnéng Bālí dǎo wénhuàqìxī nónghòu yīxiē, Pǔjí dǎo kěyǐ wánr de gèng fēngkuáng rènao xiē.
I've seen some pictures. The scenery really is intoxicating. I guess you can get more of a cultural experience in Bali, but in Phuket you can have a crazier, more wild time.
A: 网上流传说“有媳妇儿的去巴厘岛,没媳妇儿的去普吉岛”。
wǎngshàng liúchuán shuō" yǒu xífùr de qù Bālí dǎo, méi xífùr de qù Pǔjí dǎo”.
There's a popular expression on the internet that says, 'If you have a wife, go to Bali. If not, go to Phuket'.
B: 呵呵,难怪小C想去普吉岛。
hēhē, nánguài xiǎo C xiǎng qù Pǔjí dǎo.
Heh-heh. No wonder Xiao C wants to go to Phuket.
C: 哎,说什么呢,没媳妇儿度什么蜜月?我才懒得一个人去玩儿呢!
āi, shuō shénme ne, méi xífùr dù shénme mìyuè? wǒ cái lǎnde yī gè rén qù wánr ne!
Hey, what are you talking about? How can you go on a honeymoon without a wife? I, for one, don't want to go anywhere by myself!
A: 如果预算足够的话,去马尔代夫吧!
rúguǒ yùsuàn zúgòu dehuà, qù Mǎ'ěrdàifū ba!
If it's within your budget, go to the Maldives!
C: 就是,去马尔代夫!说不定哪天马尔代夫就消失了。到时候想去也去不成了!
jiùshì, qù Mǎ'ěrdàifū! shuōbudìng nǎtiān Mǎ'ěrdàifū jiù xiāoshī le. dào shíhou xiǎng qù yě qùbùchéng le!
Yeah, go to the Maldives! You never know when the Maldives will disappear. Once that happens, you won't even be able to go if you wanted to!
B: 现在是旺季,去马尔代夫恐怕吃不消。咱也不是大款。
xiànzài shì wàngjì, qù Mǎ'ěrdàifū kǒngpà chībuxiāo. zá yě bù shì dàkuǎn.
Right now is the busy season. I don't think we could handle going to the Maldives. We're not moneybags after all.
A: 其实都是海岛嘛,去哪儿都好。跟心爱的人在一起,在哪里都是蜜月!
qíshí dōu shì hǎidǎo ma, qù nǎr dōu hǎo. gēn xīnài de rén zàiyīqǐ, zài nǎli dōu shì mìyuè!
Actually, they're all islands. Anywhere you go will be fine. As long as you're with the person you love, no matter where you go it's your honeymoon!

Key Vocabulary

to go on a honeymoon
蜜月 mìyuè honeymoon
建议 jiànyì advice, suggestion, recommendation
巴厘岛 Bālí dǎo Bali
集中 jízhōng to centralize, to concentrate
落地签证 luòdì qiānzhèng visa upon arrival
艺廊 yìláng art gallery
当地人 dāngdì rén local people
污染 wūrǎn pollution
宁愿 nìngyuàn would rather
普吉岛 Pǔjí dǎo Phuket
性价比 xìngjiàbǐ value for money
多样化 duōyànghuà diversified
夜生活 yèshēnghuó night life
陶醉 táozuì to be intoxicated by
文化气息 wénhuàqìxī cultural atmosphere
浓厚 nónghòu thick, pronounced
疯狂 fēngkuáng crazy
流传 liúchuán to spread, to circulate
懒得 lǎnde to not feel like doing
预算 yùsuàn budget
马尔代夫 Mǎ'ěrdàifū Maldives
旺季 wàngjì busy season
吃不消 chībuxiāo to be unable to stand
大款 dàkuǎn rich people, moneybags

Supplementary Vocabulary

巴黎 Bālí Paris
度假 dùjià to go on vacation
实惠 shíhuì economical
大巴 dàbā bus, coach
热带 rèdài tropical
宁可 nìngkě rather, would rather
宁死不屈 nìngsǐbùqū to rather die than submit
预计 yùjì to estimate, to calculate in advance
淡季 dànjì slow season
爱琴海 Aìqínhǎi Aegean Sea
加勒比海 Jiālèbǐhǎi Caribbean Sea

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